CVE-2019-18579 HIGH

CVE-2019-18579

Vendor Dell
Product CPG BIOS
Weakness CWE-16
Published December 16, 2019
Last update September 16, 2024

CVSS base score

7.6/10
Attack vector Physical
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Settings for the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 (7390) BIOS versions prior to 1.1.3 contain a configuration vulnerability. The BIOS configuration for the "Enable Thunderbolt (and PCIe behind TBT) pre-boot modules" setting is enabled by default. A local unauthenticated attacker with physical access to a user's system can obtain read or write access to main memory via a DMA attack during platform boot.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 16, 2019 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated